Sensory Sciences

Making sense of the senses! We are the Sensory Sciences – an interdisciplinary collaboration between various research groups interested in understanding our senses.

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October 8, 2026

Exploring Emotional Reactivity and Stress Regulation: Physiological and Subjective Indices of Vulnerability

Lucas De Zorzi, PhD

University of Lille, SCALab (Cognitive and Affective Science Laboratory)

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We are happy to supervise your Bachelor or Master thesis, Medical doctor thesis, or PhD thesis. Just send us a mail: neurosense@fau.de

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Lectures
Sensory Sciences Lecture Series The Sensory Sciences Lecture Series takes place on the second Thursday of each month at 16:15 Lectures are held by either two scientist from different faculties at FAU in pairs of two times 20 minutes or by guest speakers from around the world, who present their research within a 45 minute […]
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20AUG 2024
Highlights
The NeuroSense Lab at the International Symposium for Smell and Taste Research in Iceland – Prof. Jessica Freiherr appointed General Secretary
This year’s International Symposium for Olfaction and Taste (ISOT), probably the most important conference for German olfactory researchers, was held in Reykjavik, Iceland, an exceptional location. The ISOT is organized every four years by organizations from Europe, Japan, and North America. Among the 726 researchers from 31 countries were group leader Prof. Jessica Freiherr, four […]
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22OCT 2023
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Sensory Sciences at Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften
The Sensory Sciences at “Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften”: On October 21st, 2023 all members of the Sensory Sciences participated again at the “Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften”, offering a variety of experiments and exhibitions to explain their research and engage with interested citizens. We are already looking forward to 2024! #citizenscience #publicevent #dissemination
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13JUL 2023
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Opening Event for the Sensory Sciences @FAU Research Facilities
On July 12th, 2023 we officially opened our new research facilities in the Medical Valley Center Building in at Henkestr. 91, Erlangen. The team of the Sensory Sciences @FAU is more than happy to finally move into the rooms and laboratories.
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28JUL 2022
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New review article
The Sensory Sciences team at FAU together with our colleague Jean-Marie Heydel at Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l’Alimentation Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté give an insightful overview on existing knowledge around uptake, metabolization, biotrans-formation and excretion of odorants. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202202866
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The NeuroSense Lab at the International Symposium for Smell and Taste Research in Iceland – Prof. Jessica Freiherr appointed General Secretary

Sensory Sciences at Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften

Opening Event for the Sensory Sciences @FAU Research Facilities

New review article